John Gran In the News

• Law that ended single-family zoning is struck down for five Southern California cities April 29, 2024 10:12 am Glendale News Press A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that a landmark law ending single-family-home-only zoning in California is unconstitutional, a decision that could lead to the law being invalidated in the state’s largest cities. Judge Curtis Kin …
• LOST VEGAS: The Strip’s First Fountain Show April 29, 2024 12:56 am Casino.org Posted on: April 28, 2024, 06:18h.  Last updated on: April 28, 2024, 07:09h. “Carmen Miranda, Danny Thomas and other big entertainers here are being upstaged by a new star that dances, is pretty, but has no sex appeal,” read a wire story by United Press ( …
• Big Sur Marathon April 28, 2024 11:20 pm Monterey Herald Big Sur Marathon Men’s Division 1. Simon Ricci (San Francisco, Ca.) 2:29.30; 2. Dominic Henriques (Reno, Nv.) 2:34.46; 3. Jonathan Ladson (Woodbridge, Va.)  2:35.12; 4. Jonathan Argyle (Seaside, Ca.) 2:37.07; 5. Adam Roach (Pacific Grove, Ca.) 2:39.07. …
• Which Small U.S. Cities Are Rising Hotspots for Financial Prosperity? April 28, 2024 7:04 pm The Good Men Project - California Small cities offer a sense of small-town community while providing access to big-city resources. They also combine the economic advantages of a lower cost of living with the lifestyle benefits of urban proximity, diverse culture and recreation.MoneyGeek …
• Letters to the Editor: What's the matter at USC? Readers assail canceled commencement, poor leadership April 28, 2024 10:28 am Los Angeles Times To the editor: At what age did we all learn that two wrongs don’t make a right? Obviously, those in positions of power at USC have not learned that lesson. First, the valedictorian was told she will not be speaking at the university’s main commencement …
• Redondo to start new 911 mental health pilot  April 27, 2024 9:11 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach efforts to fight homelessness added another facet April 9 as the city council voted 4-0 to accept a $1.3 million grant from Healthnet for an “Outreach & Alternative Crisis Response” pilot program.  The sum also includes $ …
• Norman Kazuo Hata April 27, 2024 4:07 pm Rafu Shimpo - California Mr. Norman Kazuo Hata, 84, born in Los Angeles, Calif. on November 22, 1939, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2024. Norman is survived by his children: son, Randy Tomoichi (Lisa) Hata; daughter, Audrey Kazuyo Hata; grandchildren, Charlotte Mae Hata, …
• LA Rams fans keep NFL draft energy going in Hermosa Beach April 27, 2024 12:47 am Long Beach Press Telegram - California Los Angeles Rams fans celebrated Day 2 of the 2024 NFL draft in Hermosa Beach on Friday, April 24, keeping the energy going during a two-day fan extravaganza at the shore. Day 1 of the experience was Thursday at Hermosa Beach’s Pier Plaza, where fans …
• Public Health issues ocean water quality warnings for several L.A. County beaches April 27, 2024 12:46 am KTLA - California by: Jas Kang Posted: Apr 26, 2024 / 05:38 PM PDT Updated: Apr 26, 2024 / 05:38 PM PDT The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has issued a water quality warning for several local beaches. Officials say tests have shown that the bacteria …
• California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is 'Unconstitutional,' Judge Rules April 26, 2024 9:27 pm California Courts The ruling striking down Senate Bill 9 only applies to the five Southern California charter cities that were parties to the case: Redondo Beach, Whittier, Carson, Del Mar and Torrance. However, if the case is appealed, the appellate court’s ruling will …
• About Town Redondo: Springfest, city anniversary, city logo submissions April 26, 2024 8:14 pm Easy Reader News - California 41st annual Springfest opens Thursday Springfest Redondo Carnival & Community Festival returns April 25-28 in the parking lot of Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.  Thursday’s opening is Discounted Family Night followed by Friday’s Teen Night.  The …
• Court tears down housing law that densified single family neighborhoods April 26, 2024 1:33 pm Santa Monica Daily Press - California A controversial housing law that would have densified single-family, residential neighborhoods has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable for some cities including Santa Monica. SB 9, or the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) …
• Redondo boys volleyball sweeps Pacifica Christian in CIF-SS Division 2 first round April 26, 2024 4:26 am Daily Breeze - California REDONDO BEACH — The top-seeded Redondo boys volleyball team was admittedly tense in the first game against visiting Pacifica Christian in Thursday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 2 first round. The change was simple: the Sea Hawks began to play for each …
• LA Rams fans converge on Hermosa to celebrate NFL Draft April 26, 2024 3:41 am The Pasadena Star News - California The Los Angeles Rams celebrated having a first round NFL draft pick for the first time since 2016 with a fan extravaganza on Thursday evening, April 25, in Hermosa Beach. Fans who attended the extravaganza watched the broadcast of the draft, which took …
• Dead infant discovered on 405 freeway April 26, 2024 2:10 am The Culver City News - California The LAPD is investigating the possible connection between a series of violent incidents, including the discovery of a dead infant and an injured child on the 405 in Culver City on Monday, April 8. According to NBC Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told …
• LA court strikes down controversial California law abolishing single-family zoning April 26, 2024 12:29 am East Bay Times - California A controversial housing law that abolished single-family zoning across California has been ruled unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County judge — but the narrow ruling is likely to be appealed by the state. Passed in 2021, SB 9 allows single-family …
• Forget the rain in the forecast. Here are 3 things to watch from Northern Colorado football’s spring game April 26, 2024 12:27 am Fort Morgan Times - Colorado Football returns to Greeley this weekend with Northern Colorado’s spring game Saturday afternoon at Nottingham Field. The game begins at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Saturday’s forecast does not call for ideal spring conditions, according to …
• Redondo Beach Earth Day 2024 April 25, 2024 10:29 pm Easy Reader News - California Mary Simun, South Bay Parkland Conservancy biologist, leads a group on a Nature Walk through Wilderness Park Saturday, April 20, as part of two days of Earth Day events in Redondo Beach, put on by the Conservancy with help from 15 other environmental and …
• AES forms plan to “dispose of” power plant April 25, 2024 10:29 pm Easy Reader News - California by Garth Meyer The closed Redondo Beach power plant may be a step closer to a change of ownership as the previous owners have announced the formation of a plan to “dispose of” the site, and the city council voted to negotiate with them for potential …
• ‘Duplex’ law allowing 4 homes on a lot struck down for California’s charter cities April 25, 2024 10:06 pm Whittier Daily News - California A Los Angeles County judge found that charter cities aren’t subject to Senate Bill 9, the 2021 “duplex” law that allows up to four homes to be built on a lot in single-family neighborhoods. The law fails to accomplish its stated purpose of creating more …
• Variations on a donut: Cambodian, Classic, and Modern April 25, 2024 8:53 pm Easy Reader News - California You say Doughnut, I say Donut by Richard Foss  A friend moved from the South Bay to New Zealand but comes back periodically to visit family, and on every visit he indulges three food cravings: Mexican food on the way from the airport, and Southern barbecue …
• Out & About: Things to do in the Long Beach, South Bay areas April 26-May 1 April 25, 2024 7:10 pm Long Beach Press Telegram - California April 26 A Chorus Line: Presented by Palos Verdes Performing Arts. Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. 7:30 p.m. Also 7:30 p.m. April 27 and 2 p.m. April 28. $100, $90, $50. 310-544-0304, ext. 221, shorturl.at/ghsxy. …
• USA’s B-2 Bombers Leading the Way in Contracting for Availability April 25, 2024 8:17 am Defense Industry Daily All together now… (click to view full) Britain’s practice of “contracting for availability” for key equipment, rather than paying for spare parts and maintenance hours, may be its most significant defense procurement reform. In a world where older air, sea …
• ‘Beatle Bob’ Wagstaff founded Pier Music April 25, 2024 2:21 am Easy Reader News - California Robert Gene Wagstaff, owner of Pier Music in Hermosa Beach, and popularly known as “Beatle Bob,” passed away on February 12 from natural causes. Wagstaff Wagstaff opened Pier Music, at 127 Pier Avenue in 1979, and sold and repaired guitars. He was a gifted …
• Redondo Beach may restrict camping near supportive housing for homeless April 24, 2024 10:38 pm Daily Breeze - California Redondo Beach may soon restrict camping, or pitching tents, outside of permanent supportive housing for those who are homeless, expanding an ordinance that already prohibits camping at the city’s Pallet Shelters and in most public spaces. The City Council …
• Baywatch Community Calendar 4-25-24 April 24, 2024 8:44 pm Easy Reader News - California Spotlight: Thursday, April 25 – Friday, April 26 Rams Draft Experience   The Rams Draft Experience presented by SoFi takes place on the Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza, and the beach south of the pier. The festivities mark the first time the Rams will have had a …
• Police Beat: Burglars foiled in Manhattan, good samaritans suspect in Hermosa, SUVs MIA in Redondo April 24, 2024 7:08 pm Easy Reader News - California by Liz Mullin Burglars caught at empty homes Manhattan Beach Police Department officers foiled attempted burglaries at three different residences in the city during the week of April 11 through April 17. In each case, the homeowners were not at home. On …
• Baby busting out of his onesies? Redondo Beach mom’s rental subscription service offers solution April 24, 2024 4:09 pm Daily Breeze - California By Melissa Heckscher, Correspondent Lauren Gregor’s Redondo Beach garage is filled to the brim with baby clothes: rompers on racks, onesies in boxes, tiny T-shirts tucked onto shelves. They’re not for her kids. They’re not for sale. They’re for rent. The …
• 10 best movies set in L.A., ranked April 24, 2024 3:14 pm Digital Trends Lionsgate One of the great ironies of Hollywood – that great, self-celebrating monstrosity – is that it is reflexively embarrassed by itself. Most movies that are set in Los Angeles or are about the film industry either actually endeavor to spend most of …
• Evidence of 'Extraterrestrial' Life Is Being Identified for a 13th Year By Blogger Mark Russell Bell April 24, 2024 1:00 pm EIN Presswire Some people seem to ignore the 'bombshell physical proof' and other UFOlogy evidence simply because it doesn't conform with their current perceptions about life LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, April 24, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The detailed …
• JACKIE BURKE April 23, 2024 11:14 pm Pechous Publications - South Dakota Jackie Burke passed away at the age of 57 on April 14, 2024 at Highmore Health in Highmore. She was a beloved daughter, mother, sister and friend who will be deeply missed by all. Jackie was born June 1, 1966 in Wagner. She spent her formative years in …
• Wetzel’s Pretzels April 23, 2024 10:33 pm People Wetzel’s Pretzels is celebrating its favorite day of the year. The fast food chain will mark its 30th birthday and National Pretzel Day (or National Wetzel Day as they call it!) — by giving away lots of free treats. On Friday, April 26, from 3 p.m. local …
• Letters to the Editor 4-25-24 April 23, 2024 10:10 pm Easy Reader News - California Outdoor dining tip Dear ER: This is so wrong on so many levels. One sentence in the article entitled “Outdoor Dining Implementation Estimated up to $20 Million (the title alone should give pause) should be bothersome to all Manhattan Beach residents (ER …
• Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Urged to Disclose Clean Energy Financing in Proxy Voting April 23, 2024 10:02 pm Morningstar We’re in the thick of proxy-voting season, and corporate America is facing shareholder demands on climate reporting, reproductive rights, and workers’ rights, among other issues, on proxy-voting ballots. We examine them with the help of Morningstar …
• Beachlife Festival Unveils 2024 Lineup: Sting, Incubus, & MORE! April 22, 2024 9:12 pm KFI AM 640 - California Counting the days until Los Angeles' biggest beach party: BeachLife Festival! May 3-5 on the Redondo Beach waterfront. 4 stages of epic performances featuring Sting, Incubus, My Morning Jacket, DEVO, ZZ Top, Trey Anastasio Band, Seal, City and Colour, …
• Conspiracy theories and the Jan. 6 insurrection: Letters April 22, 2024 5:07 pm Whittier Daily News - California The April 18 letter by John Waters is a perfect example of how misinformation can be spread, especially in regard to Donald Trump. He states that “the Supreme Court, unanimously 9-0, decided that the criteria for insurrection were not met.” That’s …
• Housing developers win first ‘builders remedy’ battles in fight to bypass local zoning April 22, 2024 4:11 pm Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - California A year-long tug-of-war between California cities and developers over the state’s anarchic “builder’s remedy” law is starting to make its way to the courts as litigants spar over the intricacies of the 34-year-old pro-housing provision. And if three recent …
• 'Perfect Days' captures the beauty in nature and mundane April 22, 2024 3:12 am Brown Daily Herald - Rhode Island Not much happens in Wim Wenders’s “Perfect Days.” The film follows Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a toilet cleaner in Tokyo living a largely solitary life. Hirayama does very few things each day. All of them are simple, but that’s not to say they’re not …
• The King of the Beach returns to Grand Prix — and has been out on the track April 21, 2024 1:36 pm OC Metro Al Unser Jr. stepped off American Airlines flight 2659 late Wednesday afternoon, April 17, and made his way through Terminal A at John Wayne Airport. He descended a set of stairs to the baggage claim area. His wife, Norma Unser, accompanied him. Besides …
• Mother of Los Angeles 'Solar Eclipse killer' who murdered Air Force veteran husband and baby before killing herself reveals the 'legions of demons' that led to slaughter April 20, 2024 9:44 pm Daily Mail The mother of the Los Angeles woman who killed her husband and baby before killing herself in a 100mph head-on-crash has said her daughter fought 'legions of demons'. Danielle Johnson, 34, murdered her Air Force veteran partner Jaelen Allen Chaney, …
• Free BeachLife Festival livestream from Redondo Beach in partnership with Music Gives to St. Jude Kids April 18, 2024 3:27 pm Rocklin & Roseville Today - California Redondo Beach, Calif. – Volume.com and BeachLife Festival have announced the free livestream for the eagerly awaited 2024 BeachLife Music Festival, slated for May 3-5 in Redondo Beach, California. The free stream will be in partnership with Music Gives to …
• Too many limes? Redondo Beach sisters ‘make limeade’ by sharing fruit with neighbors April 18, 2024 1:56 pm Daily Breeze - California By Melissa Heckscher, Correspondent When life gives you limes, don’t just make limeade — make a Facebook page. At least, that’s what North Redondo Beach teens Cadence and Sydney Maas decided to do when they noticed last summer that their backyard lime tree …
• Redondo Beach considers moving its fire department to LA County April 17, 2024 10:41 pm Daily Breeze - California Redondo Beach is once again exploring turning its fire department over to Los Angeles County. The City Council this week voted to continue working toward the possibility of contracting with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for fire prevention safety …
• Springfest carnival to raise money for North Redondo Beach Business Association April 16, 2024 10:31 pm Daily Breeze - California Springfest, the North Redondo Beach Business Association’s annual carnival fundraiser, will take place next weekend. During the 41st annual event, from Thursday to Sunday, April 25-28, at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, folks of all ages can …
• Redondo Beach’s BeachLife Ranch Country and Americana Festival is canceled for this year April 15, 2024 5:36 pm Whittier Daily News - California Cowboy boots will not be hitting the sand in Redondo Beach in 2024 because the BeachLife Ranch Country & Americana Festival is not happening this year. According to festival founder Allen Sanford, BeachLife Ranch, which made its debut in 2022 at …
• “Pair” – art show concludes this weekend in Redondo Beach April 13, 2024 12:59 am Easy Reader News - California “Pair,” an art show that creates dialogues between artists of a similar bent, is on view from 1 to 7 p.m. this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Redondo Beach Historic Library, 309 Esplanade, Redondo Beach. Pictured at the opening reception last Friday ( …
• Redondo Beach councilmember suspended from practicing law in California for 2 years April 12, 2024 1:25 pm Daily Breeze - California Redondo Beach Councilmember Zein Obagi Jr. can’t practice law in California for at least two years, the state Supreme Court recently ruled. The court’s ruling upheld a December recommendation from the State Bar of California, which accused Obagi of …
• Fireworks to return to July 4 celebration in Redondo Beach April 10, 2024 11:37 pm Daily Breeze - California Redondo Beach is planning to bring back its over-the-water Independence Day fireworks celebration this year, after scrambling to put on a drone show in 2023 amid tighter water quality regulations. The City Council this week approved a contract with New …
• Redondo Beach gets $1.3M to expand Pallet Shelter site, start crisis response program April 10, 2024 8:25 pm Daily Breeze - California Redondo Beach will add a crisis response program to its homelessness outreach services because of grants that will also grow the city’s transitional housing network. The City Council this week approved a $1.3 million grant from medical provider Health Net …
• Police Reveal Series of Events in Tragic Murder/Suicide in Culver City, Redondo Beach April 10, 2024 5:03 am WestsideToday Series of Connected Events Unfold, Prompting LAPD Investigation Authorities pieced together a series of tragic events that unfolded early on the morning of March 8, culminating in a homicide, a fatal traffic collision, and the discovery of two young …